Friendly League

Monumental
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Barrilete Cósmico's Epifanio Orkatz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Amador Mundo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Fresco in the 3rd minute of play. After 3 minutes of play, Gastres FC's Raul Fresco made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amador Mundo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Amador Mundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Fresco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Gastres FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Maximo Bertran hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Baladi in the 20th minute of play forced Barrilete Cósmico's goalkeeper Amador Mundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Cesaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Orkatz in the 23rd minute of play. Amador Mundo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornelio Quiroga in the 26th minute of play. Lucas Cesaro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Epifanio Orkatz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 30 minute of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Maximo Bertran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gastres FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximo Bertran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Gastres FC's Raul Fresco in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barrilete Cósmico's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Gastres FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Pascual Emenon hit a great ball. Amador Mundo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Baladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute Aurelio Baladi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Mundo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aurelio Baladi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amador Mundo was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Amador Mundo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Baladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The Barrilete Cósmico players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gastres FC were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aurelio Baladi to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Aurelio Baladi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gastres FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 57 minutes into the match, Aurelio Baladi notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Barrilete Cósmico's Amador Mundo. Amador Mundo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Amador Mundo had great luck who in the 68thth minute grab hold of the ball when Raul Fresco from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Jonatan Cuarto's late challenge caught a Gastres FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonatan Cuarto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Jonatan Cuarto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Raul Constancio came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Gastres FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raul Constancio couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Barrilete Cósmico's Amador Mundo got control of the ball when Pascual Emenon tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute Raul Fresco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Mundo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Barrilete Cósmico getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Epifanio Orkatz hit a great ball. If Pascual Emenon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Gastres FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.